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Herschel4729

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 January 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.119 (C: RGO 6.340.345)
Summary:

Regarding projected committee for the construction of new Standards for weights and measures. Any observations or further instructions for captain visiting the China coast?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4730

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 March 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.120
Summary:

Covering letter to one by Edward Cooper regarding appearance and observations on new comet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4731

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 April 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.121 (ACCS: RGO 6.368.662)
Summary:

Offers JH information about, and maps of, Switzerland, as GA understands JH is going there.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4732

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 May 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.122 (C: RGO 6.340.347)
Summary:

Regarding Captain [Charles ?] Gray's letter. Robert Peel has written asking Francis Baily and W. H. Miller to do the 'Standards.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4733

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 June 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.123 (C: RGO 6.368.664)
Summary:

Regarding H. C. Schumacher and the Stephen Groombridge observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4734

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 June 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.124 (C: RGO 6.368.666)
Summary:

Regarding a letter from F. W. Bessel. On holiday on the Isle of Wight.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4735

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 June 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.125 (C: RGO 6.340.350)
Summary:

Regarding a meeting of the new 'Standard' committee.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4736

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.126 (C: RGO 6.193.205)
Summary:

Regarding the measurement of angles. Observations on a problem set by JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4737

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 August 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.127
Summary:

Regarding a telescope for Thomas Maclear.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4738

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 September 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.128 (C: RGO 6.340.353)
Summary:

Regarding the storage of the Standard weights and measures.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4739

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 September 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.129
Summary:

Requires information on an actinometer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4740

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 October 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.130 (C: RGO 6.401.91)
Summary:

Encloses copy of a paper for JH's comments. Regarding reviews of GA's paper on 'Tides.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4741

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.131
Summary:

Regarding glass for the telescope for the Cape Town Observatory?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4944

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[1843-9]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.333 (C: RS:HS 25.13.12)
Summary:

Regarding custody of the Standards.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel538

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[9 March 1843]
Source of text:
RGO 6.340.348
Summary:

Would be pleased if Francis Baily and W. H. Miller would agree to serve [see GA's 1843-3-9]; believes sufficient remuneration should be provided for these responsibilities, and comments on the desirability of a continuing standards committee.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel539

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
1843-5-10 or earlier
Source of text:
RGO 6.340.351
Summary:

Concerned that the Colonial governors were not provided with copies of the Standards Commission Report; will not be able to get to Switzerland this year.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel540

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[26 June 1843]
Source of text:
RGO 6.340.352
Summary:

Is expecting to be summoned to Slough, about repossessing JH's [and William Herschel's] old premises; this will affect JH's availability for a meeting [see GA's 1843-6-24].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel541

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[10 September 1843]
Source of text:
RGO 6.340.354
Summary:

Makes some suggestions about possible storage places for the United States' standards [see GA's 1843-9-9].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel67

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[19 January 1843]
Source of text:
RGO 6.368.660
Summary:

Intends to accept offer [see GA's 1843-1-18]; JH questions the correctness of P. S. Laplace's theory of capillary action.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel68

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[5 June 1843]
Source of text:
RGO 6.368.663
Summary:

Asks GA on behalf of F. W. Bessel, for unreduced positions of a star that FB wishes to examine for annual parallax.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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